Eunice Wadu born in 1965
About the lot N° 23
Shamba Thoughts, 1994 &Amp Grandmother'S Story, 1994 ,1994.0
Size : 30.1 x 22.4 cm & 30.2 x 22.9 cm
Edition: Woodcut prints on paper, 2/5 Edition & 2/4 Edition
Signature: Signed Weunice' (lower left on both)
Price: 703.12 USD
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Estimate (low-high) :
75000 KES-120000.0 KES
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Sale Title : Sold as a pair One of the pioneering women artists in Kenya, Eunice Wadu began her career as a painter in the late 1980s. She was initially shy about sharing her work, keeping it hidden from even the eyes of her partner Sane Wadu, himself an artist. It was only after their marriage that Wadu shared her works, much to his delight and encouragement. A painter and printmaker, Wadu's eye-catching, layered abstractions, challenge viewers to discover hidden forms and messages within the work, while her prints capture quotidian scenes and moments, as seen here in Shamba Thoughts and Grandmother's Story. Wadu had her first solo exhibition, Heart Burden in 1993, at the Goethe Institut in Nairobi, and has gone on to participate in exhibitions locally and internationally. Her work was, notably, included in Out of Bounds: Women Artists from Africa at the University of New England Art Gallery in 2004, and Not An Ocean Between Us: Voices of Women from Africa and the African Diaspora at Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem State University, 2006-2007. Wadu was also one of the artists featured in the 1995 Ngecha Artists' Association Inaugural Exhibition at Gallery Watatu. Alongside her practice, Wadu pursues social activism and community work, with special attention to issues faced by women. She and her husband have established an art therapy centre in Naivasha, and hold weekly art workshops for children.
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Sale date : 05 Mar 2019
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
